Some great steelhead videos to get you through the work day! Hope everyone can get out this weekend! Here's a couple of teaser's from an upcoming movie "Tailout". Great shots, think about this when your out swinging this weekend! "SuperNatural" "The Light"

Had a great time with these guys, the video turned out really cool. Definitly captures what steelhead fishing in Oregon is all about! Got me super jacked up for winter already! Part 1: Part 2:

6/10/2012

All,

I won't be there to see it as I am coming off a 3 Day Deschutes Guided Trip, but this movie has been getting great reviews from those that have seen it.

Jad

 

The Film – Where the Yellowstone Goes

Where the Yellowstone Goes follows a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed” river in the lower 48. Intimate portraits of locals in both booming cities and dusty, dwindling towns along the Yellowstone River, illustrate the history and controversies surrounding this enigmatic watershed leading to questions about its future. Connect with colorful characters, get lost in the hypnotic cast of a fly rod, and experience silhouetted moments of fireside stories on this heartfelt river adventure.

From the Gateway to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana to the confluence of the Missouri River at historic Fort Buford, North Dakota, two boats drifted north on the freestone waters of the Yellowstone River. Led by fly fishing guide and 4^th generation Montanan, Robert Hawkins, the small crew experiences a soul searching and inspirational journey down the longest free flowing river in the contiguous United States. The crew eases into life amongst the peaceful sounds of a massive water flow, flanked on each side by rugged mountains, plains full of big game, and an unending sky showcasing bald eagles and osprey.

Director Hunter Weeks (10 MPH, Ride the Divide) presents a thoughtful exploration of life on America’s great undammed river, the Yellowstone. With Montana’s captivating scenery at the forefront, Where the Yellowstone Goes takes a closer look at the impact people have on each other and on our environment.

 

 

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6/9/2012

Got a quick email of a few buds that chased a bunch of rockfish the other night...looks like fun and I need to join them... soon

Jad

 

 

 

 

 

6/8/2012

Had the pleasure of taking Chad Brown and Yuri Surenade on the Deschutes for a little bow' action.  After whooping a few whitefish...we found most of the bows happily looking up.  A few pics from yesterday...

JAD

 

 

 

 

 

Baja

 

 

Springers...although not fly fishing, some of the best eating fish around

 

 

Deschutes...for some of the most epic salmonfly fishing in recent memory

 

May 24, 2012

Finally Coming out. Based on 1 and 2 it should be good.

Skagit Master Volume 3 Trailer!

 

5/17/2012

The Full Moon was in full effect

 

Blake with a big Jack while fishing out of SJD with Chame of Gordo Banks Pangas

A beach caught Rooster...f*** their amazing quarry!

 

5/15/2012

With tuna season coming quickly...

ODFW is accepting public input to allow the ability to remove the heads of albacore while in the ocean.  This is a good move as it allows the sportsfishing boats to carry fish with smaller space considerations and most likely get their fish cooled faster with less ice on board, thus resulting in better meat quality.  If anyone is interested in writing a letter to ODFW, please do so as the time for input and deliberation is upon us!

Jad

Proposal reference is: 102 P and 131 P “Partial Cleaning of Albacore at Sea”

Please refer to this ODFW page http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/fishing_regs_public_process.asp
3rd bullet down, “May Public Meeting Packet” is this document: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/fishing/public_process/docs/2012_May_Meeting%20_Public_Process_Packet_4-18-2012_dt.pdf
You can read about the process in the first 6 pages. For the tuna cleaning proposal, go to the very last page of the document:

Pro. No. Category Marine Zone Proposals
102P and 131P
Fishery
Page 100 – Processing of Fish at Sea

Enhancement
 Allow partial cleaning “Carking” tuna at sea
 Existing Rule:  It is unlawful: for anglers fishing from a boat to mutilate fish so that size or species cannot be determined prior to landing…… This does not apply to herring, anchovy, smelt and sardine.
 Proposed Rule:  Marine Zone, regulation # 10. It is unlawful: for anglers fishing from a boat to mutilate fish so the size or species cannot be determined prior to landing; Except that albacore may be partially cleaned at sea. Partial cleaning means only the head and entrails may be removed; the clavicle (collar) must stay intact and the tail must stay intact.


When writing a letter, be sure to reference the two proposal numbers: 102 P and 131 P “Partial Cleaning of Albacore at Sea” (the two are essentially identical).


from page 13/14:
How to Participate in the Public Process
Write a Letter:
If you would like to share your thoughts with the Department on a certain proposal, please write a letter. All letters will be forwarded to the Fish and Wildlife Commission as part of the public record.

Letters should be addressed to:

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Angling Regulations, 3406 Cherry Avenue NE, Salem, OR 97303.

Attend a Public Meeting:
There will be eleven public meetings held throughout the state in May. The locations are listed in this document in Table 1 (above) and on page 13 of the 2012 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations pamphlet. Specific meeting locations will be published in your local newspaper the week before the meeting date or call your local ODFW office for public meeting locations. In addition to the eleven scheduled meetings, an additional meeting was held in Ontario on April 19th.

Testify at a Commission Meeting:
The Commission meetings will be held on August 3rd at the Salem ODFW Headquarters and on
September 7th in Hermiston OR. The Commission places great value on information received from the
public.


Meetings which specifically have the marine regulations on the agenda (All at 7 pm):


May 15, Coos Bay. North Bend Library, 1800 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, OR 97459.

May 16, Newport. Hallmark Resort, 744 SW Elizabeth Street, Newport OR, 97365. Northwest;
Marine; (Central Oregon Coast basins) & Statewide
May 17, Tillamook. Oregon Dept. of Forestry, 5005 Third Street, Tillamook, OR 97141.

OFF, LLC is now offering a combination 1/2 day fishing package along with a private wine tasting/vinyard tour all within 1 hr. of downtown Portland.  Perfect for couples, families, and corporate outing, this day starts with a 1/2 day spent at a private lake surrounded by vineyards.  Boasting trophy rainbows and Largemouth Bass, this park-like setting is a great place for sitting down with friends, family, and co-workers.  Fishing will end around lunchtime and can be a guided/class situation if so desired.  Lunch will be catered from Red Hills Market in Dundee, OR and varies from an upscale box lunch to a "plate-style" lunch of cured meats and cheeses. 

Then a stop at one of the nearby wineries for a tour of their facility, tank and barrel tasting, and culminating in tastings of their reserve level wines in the furnished tasting room.  Pricing varies upon itinerary scheduled, but starts at $150/person for a 7 am- noon fishing day, followed by lunch and then a winery tour/tasting wrapping up by 3pm.  Contact us for information at: 503-799-1498